Pylon - Pylon - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Limited four vinyl LP box set. New West Records is proud to present Pylon Box. A comprehensive look at the band that features their studio LPs Gyrate and Chomp, both of which have been remastered from their original tapes, the 11-song collection Extra which includes rarities and 5 previously unreleased studio and live recordings, as well as Razz Tape, Pylon's first-ever recording a 13-song unreleased session that pre-dates the band's seminal InchCoolInch b/w InchDubInch debut. Pylon Box also Includes a hardbound, 200 page full color book featuring pieces written by the members of R.E.M., Gang of Four, Steve Albini, Corin Tucker & Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Interpol, B-52's, Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, Mission of Burma, Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening & K Records, Anthony DeCurtis, Chris Stamey of the dB's, Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and many more. Album Tracks 1. Gyrate (NW5362) 2. Volume 3. Feast on My Heart 4. Precaution 5. Weather Radio 6. The Human Body 7. Read a Book 8. Driving School 9. Gravity 10. Danger 11. Working Is No Problem 12. Stop It 13. Chomp (NW5361) 14. K 15. Yo-Yo 16. Beep 17. Italian Movie Theme 18. Crazy 19. M-Train 20. Buzz 21. No Clocks 22. Reptiles 23. Spider 24. Gyrate 25. Altitude 26. Razz Tape (NW5419) 27. The Human Body 28. Modern Day Fashion Woman (Version 1) 29. Read a Book (Instrumental) 30. Working Is No Problem 31. Precaution 32. Cool 33. Functionality 34. Efficiency 35. Information 36. Dub 37. Modern Day Fashion Woman (Version 2) 38. Danger 39. Feast on My Heart (Working Version) 40. Extra (NW5420) 41. Untitled 42. Cool 43. Dub 44. Recent Title 45. Danger!! (Danger Remix) 46. Crazy (Single Mix) 47. Reptiles (Channel One Version) 48. No Clocks (Channel One Version) 49. Spider (Alternate Mix) 50. 3 X 3

In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B-52's, R.E.M. and Art-Rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art-school students at the University of Georgia invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity. In 1980 the band released it's first record, Gyrate and began touring across the country in support of the . Following the critical acclaim of Gyrate, Pylon went back into the studio. They gleefully pulled their songs apart and put them back together in new shapes, revealing a band of self-proclaimed non-musicians who had transformed gradually but noticeably into real ones. The resulting album was, Chomp. Now, more than three decades later, both studio recordings have been remastered from their original audio tapes and are set for on New West Records.Chomp is now back in print on multi-color splatter vinyl. Album Tracks 1. K 2. Yo-Yo 3. Beep 4. Italian Movie Theme 5. Crazy 6. M-Train 7. Buzz 8. No Clocks 9. Reptiles 10. Spider 11. Gyrate 12. Altitude

In the late 1970's Athens, Georgia was buzzing with a raw but sophisticated music scene. The turn of the decade began producing new sounds from bands like the B-52's, R.E.M. and Art-Rock luminaries, Pylon. Before they were a band, Pylon were art-school students at the University of Georgia invigorated by big ideas about art and creativity. In 1980 the band released it's first record, Gyrate and began touring across the country in support of the . Following the critical acclaim of Gyrate, Pylon went back into the studio. They gleefully pulled their songs apart and put them back together in new shapes, revealing a band of self-proclaimed non-musicians who had transformed gradually but noticeably into real ones. The resulting album was, Chomp. Now, more than three decades later, both studio recordings have been remastered from their original audio tapes and are set for on New West Records.Gyrate is now back in print and pressed on multi colot splatter vinyl. Album Tracks 1. Volume (4 10) 2. Feast on My Heart (3 28) 3. Precaution (2 45) 4. Weather Radio (2 08) 5. The Human Body (3 00) 6. Read a Book (1 54) 7. Driving School (3 47) 8. Gravity (2 31) 9. Danger (5 32) 10. Working Is No Problem (3 24) 11. Stop It (2 59)